Iceland bank ruling finds UK was the greater fool

A European court has ruled that Reykjavik didn’t break depositor protection laws in 2008, when UK and Dutch taxpayers paid for its bust banks. The verdict pans British and Dutch naivety. That’s fair, but it will complicate the drafting of new cross-border bank resolution plans.

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